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With Za’Darius Smith, Quinton Jefferson gone, the Browns roster has open spots
The Cleveland Browns are not focused on the rest of 2024 as their 2-7 record and mostly bad quarterback play dooms them to be focused on the future. At the NFL trade deadline, the Browns added a fifth-round pick to their 2025 NFL draft selections when they traded DE Za’Darius Smith.
Cleveland followed that up by releasing DT Quinton Jefferson.
Those two moves not only leave the Browns thin on the defensive line but with two open roster spots. Those two spots could be filled by DE **Sam...
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With Za’Darius Smith traded and Quinton Jefferson released, the Browns DL roster looks different
What looked to be the strength of a great defense for a playoff-caliber team has been pulled apart a piece at a time this season for the Cleveland Browns. After mostly ignoring the defensive line for the first three years under DC Joe Woods, GM Andrew Berry prioritized it in 2023 leading to a top-ranked defense and a playoff appearance.
Like everything else with the Browns, the defensive line just wasn’t good enough in 2024.
At the NFL trade deadline, Cleveland dealt away DE Za’Darius Smith...
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Browns roster has players teams are interested in but, seemingly, not at the going rate
So far on NFL trade deadline day, based on reports, the Cleveland Browns have dealt away DE Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions and released DT Quinton Jefferson. Both Smith and Jefferson were free agents this offseason before they were added to the Browns roster including Smith choosing to re-sign.
Rumors have a variety of Cleveland players available for trade including TE David Njoku. We reported that the Washington Commanders were interested in CB Greg Newsome II and OL Jack Conklin had been discussed.
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Quinton Jefferson signed in NFL free agency
The Cleveland Browns roster that lost to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 9 of the NFL season will look different than the one that faces the New Orleans Saints in Week 11. With the Browns out of playoff contention, GM Andrew Berry kicked off NFL trade deadline day by dealing away DE Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions.
The Smith deal comes a few weeks after Cleveland moved WR Amari Cooper in a deal with the Buffalo Bills.
The Browns now have extra third and fifth-round picks to work with in the...
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Steelers relax as the AFC North is a 3 team race again
Week 9 in the AFC North has officially wrapped up. Three teams played this week while the Pittsburgh Steelers were on a bye this week. The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals had resounding victories, while the Cleveland Browns will prepare for 2025 and beyond.
Let’s do the rankings.
1. Baltimore Ravens
This is the best team in the division. Period.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
The next couple of weeks will tell us if this team is legit or not
3. Cincinnati Bengals
Much needed win considering how things were...
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With 9 picks, this Browns mock draft helps fortify the roster to compete in 2025
The Cleveland Browns are focused on developing their roster for next year which means fans can focus primarily on the upcoming NFL draft. We will continue our rooting guides in relation to NFL draft position and keep you updated on where the Browns will be selecting after each week.
With the NFL trade deadline in full swing, Cleveland has already moved DE Za’Darius Smith for draft picks. The Browns currently have nine selections in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft with [more moves possible the rest...
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Cleveland’s roster gets depleted but the Browns NFL draft pick set grows for 2025
When the Cleveland Browns traded away WR Amari Cooper, fans knew that the NFL trade deadline was not going to be about the team adding players. Then the Browns shocked the Baltimore Ravens in Jameis Winston’s first start and hope was ruined... for a week.
Cleveland kicked off the actual deadline day by dealing DE Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions for an NFL draft pick in 2025 and a swap of picks in 2026. Given the rumors and our report, the Browns might not be...
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The Za’Darius Smith to the Lions rumors were true
The Cleveland Browns kicked off NFL trade deadline day with a move that most expected. DE Za’Darius Smith had long been rumored to be on the trade block with a report Sunday that the Detroit Lions would acquire him by Monday.
Tuesday morning Smith posted a vague social media message before deleting it. DBN shared that the Browns were still looking for a fourth-round pick in exchange for Smith but had not been able to find it as of early Monday morning.
A couple of other players on Cleveland’s roster could...
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The NFL trade deadline hits later this afternoon but rumors have been flying especially around Za’Darius Smith
NFL trade deadline day is upon us. Unlike most trade deadlines around professional sports, the NFL’s version tends to be a little quiet. That could be especially true this year with deals done weeks ago, including the Cleveland Browns trading away WR Amari Cooper.
Saddled with a 2-7 record and an expensive roster, the NFL trade deadline rumors around the Browns have been swirling. During their Week 9 loss came a report that DE Za’Darius Smith would be headed to the Detroit Lions...
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Browns fans can also use this as an open thread.
Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season concludes tonight with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. The Buccaneers’ offense is still lighting it up, averaging what seems to be 30 points per game. The problem? Their defense can’t stop anyone, allowing what seems to be 35+ points each week.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, are the league’s lone undefeated team at 7-0. It’s hard to bet against Patrick Mahomes in any given week, but it’s especially hard knowing he should be able to slice...
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The quarterback play is a problem, but it is not the only reason Cleveland hits the bye week at 2-7.
There has been one easy target for the lack of success from the Cleveland Browns in the first half of the season.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson has been a lightning rod since the Browns acquired him via a trade with the Houston Texans. Watson has done little to help his cause thanks to an NFL suspension and back-to-back season-ending injuries that have limited him to 19 games since the start of the 2022 season.
The situation hit rock bottom in the...
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